Glenwood suffered their closest defeat since February 8, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Chattahoochee County Panthers by a score of 58-56. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gators came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 118th in Alabama, while the Panthers are ranked 253rd in Georgia).
Loss or not, Glenwood got some senior leadership from Tyler Sykes and Levi Pinder. Sykes posted 15 points and six rebounds, while Pinder went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadarian Holloway, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
Champ Simpson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Chattahoochee County, going 7 of 13 on his way to 23 points and three steals. The match was Simpson's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Julious Harris was another key player, putting up nine points.
Gators
| 12/28/24 vs Chattahoochee County | 56-58 |
| 12/27/24 vs Marion County | 66-60 |
| 12/21/24 vs Berean Christian | 74-49 |
| 12/20/24 vs Invest Collegiate Imagine | 71-46 |
| 12/19/24 vs Pigeon Forge | 64-75 |
Glenwood moved to 10-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Chattahoochee County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Glenwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-43 win against Wadley on the 30th. As for Chattahoochee County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 88-29 victory against Furlow Charter School on the 3rd.
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